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Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 146, February 123, March 149, April 92, May 72, June 69, July 100, August 72, September 82, October 97, November 102, December 143.
United States1,347
Hawaii975
North Carolina24
Sri Lanka23
Southern Province19
Texas11
Indonesia8
Taiwan8
Georgia6
China5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • SocialLives in groups or coloniesFrom its classification
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningFrom its classification

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer
  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyOceanic Dolphins · Delphinidae
GenusSide-striped Dolphins · Stenella

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Sources

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Practise Spinner Dolphin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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